Al-Adel Explained

Al-Adel is a Neighbourhood of Baghdad, Iraq. It is located in Mansour district, in the portion of the city that lies west of the Tigris River.

Iraq War

In 2006, during the Iraqi civil war, the largely middle- and upper-class and mixed Shia-Sunni neighborhood of Al-Adel was taken over by militants linked to Al-Qaeda, forcing many Shiite residents to leave.^{[1] [2]}

It was also the site of the kidnapping of journalist Jill Carroll in 2006, and of the residence of Adnan al-Dulaimi, a Sunni leader implicated in the kidnapping.^[2] Many displaced residents were able to return in the years that followed.^[2]

In 2007, Al-Adel Shopping Center became the site of large-scale gun fighting.^[3]

References

33.19°N 44.15°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Information regarding differences between the Hourya and Aladle Districts in Baghdad. Reports of people being forced to leave either area (between October 2007-December 2009) due to their religious affiliation. Levels of religious violence in both districts, during 2010 to date. . European Country of Origin Information Network . Refugee Documentation Centre of Ireland . 27 June 2024 . 10 June 2010.
2. News: In Baghdad, a sense of home resurfaces a decade after ethnic cleansing . 27 June 2024 . Christian Science Monitor . 2 May 2018.
3. News: Gunfight at Baghdad's deserted shopping mall . 27 June 2024 . The Telegraph . 6 March 2007 . en.